Education at Baylor University

If you are interested in studying education, you may want to check out the program at Baylor University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Baylor is located in Waco, Texas and approximately 19,297 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 133 students received a bachelor's degree in education from Baylor.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Education section at the bottom of this page.

Baylor Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Education
• Master’s Degree in Education
• Doctorate Degree in Education

Baylor Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks education programs across the country. The following shows how Baylor performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The education major at Baylor is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Education. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Education Doctor’s Degree Schools	326
Most Focused Education Doctor’s Degree Schools	415
Most Focused Education Schools	1,518

In 2021, 37 students received their master’s degree in education from Baylor. This makes it the #697 most popular school for education master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #326 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at Baylor

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the education majors at Baylor University.

Baylor Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 133 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Education from Baylor in 2020-2021, 17% were men and 83% were women.

About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in education at Baylor are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Baylor University with a bachelor's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	109
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Baylor Education Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 37 students earned a master's degree in education from Baylor. About 59% of these graduates were women and the other 41% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in education each year. Baylor does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 21% more men than average.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from Baylor, 78% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Baylor University with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	29
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Baylor also has a doctoral program available in education. In 2021, 10 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Education

The following education concentations are available at Baylor University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Baylor University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Subject Specific	84
Teacher Education Grade Specific	56
Educational Administration	19
Special Education	11
Curriculum & Instruction	10

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Psychology
• Social Sciences

Careers That Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in education can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for TX, the home state for Baylor University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Elementary School Teachers	136,780	$56,520
High School Teachers	110,420	$58,190
Teacher Assistants	88,700	$23,290
Middle School Teachers	66,470	$56,580
Preschool Teachers	34,790	$34,960

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Kairos14 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.